Economy : In most developed — and many developing — countries today, a 12-year school education and universal health coverage (UHC) are the two primary responsibilities of the state. India has failed miserably on both counts - Take this patient to ICU

Health - Countering Obesity with Drugs has always Proved difficult Due to Nasty Side Effects.Why are they so Hard to make? - Fat Lot of Good

Why is Indian Media Suddenly nervous about its own power?Why is it promoting the idea of its 'regulation'? - Shoot me the Messenger

Some startling facts about living standards revealed - The McWages index

Economy : Low growth and high inflation will hit consumption across all income groups - A Dangerous Mix

Science and Technology - The rupee devaluation over last year has exacerbated problems for an industry that has no manufacturing capabilities but instead assembles imported components - Hard knocks for Indian hardware

Economy : Giving in to public protest against privatisation of water services and indiscriminate pricing of water, the modified national water policy provides for subsidy to the poor but at the same time emphasises the need for subjecting water to allocation and pricing on ‘economic principles’ - Water policy against ‘heavy under-pricing’ of power for farmers

Economy - India's Budgeting must be measured up to international best Practices.A Fiscal Responsibility Council Headed by Prime Minister needs to be constituted - The Fiscal Imperative

Economy : India’s backbone comes from its indomitable infrastructure which has undergone massive changes in the past decade.These changes were owing to the rapid growth rate of the Indian economy and fast paced urbanisation - Indian infrastructure – pillar of progress and strength

The heart of this collection of essays is a powerful historiographical introduction to the study of the Indian village. Explaining how the Indian village became a focal point of study for social anthropologists, the introduction brings together critiques of colonial notions of the self-sufficient village community and idealised models of caste and varna - Life and times of the Indian village

Economy : The slowdown is characterised by a sharp deceleration in investment growth on the demand side and in agriculture, manufacturing and construction on the supply side, alongside high and unprecedented current account deficits.The growth model has come undone

More and more farmers in East Godavari district are shifting to aquaculture if the steady increase in the extent of fish tanks as well as the quantum of inland fishing in the district is any indication - East Godavari farmers shifting to aquaculture

Economy : With standardised rules of globalisation failing, thinking and acting local is the only way to sustain ourselves  - Globalisation Takes a Dive

Economy - Overheating Government's limited fiscal space to ease supply-side problems the main reason - India out spaces developing world in inflation rankings 

Long Term Investing is not just About Generating High eturns from Stock movement but it is also about constant Inflows that it can generate in form of Dividends - Do not Ignore Value Investing 

Socio Economy : A recent study has brought to fore a paradoxical situation in the state of health of Indians where lifestyle diseases like heart ailments are fast overtaking poverty-related killers like diarrhoea and tuberculosis - It’s a Catch-22 situation

Science & Technology : Biotechnology is an efficient scientific solution to increase crop productivity, enhance income for small farmers’ - ICRISAT chief for cultivation of GM crops

Health - Insulin or oral medication? Diabetics often fear the needle and convincing patients takes up much of doctor's time - Needle of Doubt

Given the Growth the Cities Are Witnessing,there is a dire Need for Good Rental Accommodation. A Change in Mindset and Strong Policy  action are necessary to See movement in his direction - Rent only Housing:Next Paradigm

Economy - Data for the last 30 Years Suggest that the most important Variable Effecting GDP Growth is Real Interest Rates - Ban Elevator Economics